Upcoming Stuff

Hi everyone

Year 1 of graduate school is coming to a close, and things are moving along.

For those of you that have been keeping up, my work has taken a bit of a shift toward the more abstract. These works are starting now to break away from more conceptually illustrative ideals and aesthetics, and are dealing more with direct physical responses to the emotional and psychological. To see examples of these newer developments and keep track of my work, please visit my facebook page

Additionally, in light of my artistic shift, my website will be having a little makeover. I intend to simplify, and hopefully improve the functionality of everything- so keep an eye out for that one.

In the mean time, enjoy the nice weather and stay allergy free.

-as

Updates

Hi everyone-

Just a few things...

1- I wanted to thank everyone who came out to support the Queens College MFA group at our latest show, Crosscurrents. For those of you interested in seeing some pics from the event, check out the QCMFA Blog

2- This is the last week of the CAA show, so if you haven't seen it yet- check it out!

3- Thanks everyone who has been showing me support as the new works come up. I've been working really hard, and I wanted to take an opportunity to thank those of you who thus far have really stuck by me and supported what I do. My most recent work can be found at my Facebook page

Thanks again everyone! Hopefully I'll have more good news soon!

Best,

Aaron

CAA Show

Hi everyone.

I'll be participating in the College Art Association's MFA Art Show this year, which will feature Queens College, as well as some top programs from within 100 miles of NYC. Come check it out and see some art. For more info on it, have a look at the invitation, which I've posted below.

first semester of MFA in retrospect

Hi everyone.

So I haven't posted for a little while on account of being so busy with my first semester of pursuing my MFA in Fine Art at Queens College.

Today was the final crit, and I thought it was appropriate that I use this time to reflect on it.

So over the course of this semester I've learned a lot. I've taken the chance in this program to develop, work, create, and pick up as much as I can from all of the tools I have available now. It's already proving to be the most valuable art experience I've had so far, and I can't wait to see whats ahead.

The content of my work has taken a little bit of an interesting turn or two, that I look forward to further investigating. I've taken an indefinite break from the corporate office peon imagery and moved on to a slightly more generalized subject matter, using what I know from how I feel about being an artist as a jumping off point- for example using Artist in Bandages as a reference to Van Gough's self portrait with the bandaged ear, and Swiss Army Knife as a metaphor for the utilitarian aspect of making work. Most recently, I've begun a work in progress that stands as vacation from the figure (unless absolutely necessary) in a painting titled Meat, which depicts a slab of mystery meat stuck with forks and knives, one carving through the slab. Look for a posting of it both on my website and the blog soon. For more of the work I've been working on the past few months visit my facebook page.


Thank you everyone for your support- it means the world to me.

Good luck to all of this semesters MFA graduates- do us proud.

Best

Aaron Schraeter

PS- I thought I would a shout out to my first two patrons of paintings. Thank you for bringing me into your homes.

New events coming up

Hey everybody-

As I've told some of you already, I have a couple of shows coming up this month that I'm really excited about.

Next week: Saturday, October 9th- I Made an Art in Redhook Brooklyn
For more info on that upcoming show, visit www.imadeanart.com


Friday October 22nd: Art Show Free Beer, Rant, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
The name pretty much says it all. 21+ with ID, 7p-2a.

I hope to see you guys there. Thanks for the support everyone.

Ciao.

Vote!

You guys can rate my portfolio over at http://aaronschraeter.3rdward.com/

You can vote once a day. Thanks everyone for the support!

artHASH Interview

Hi Guys

Just wanted to let you guys know that you can read my interview at arthash.blogspot.com

Thanks everyone for the support.

Aaron